Even though I put myself through hell, I learned a lot from my time there. Geez, why on earth did I do this to myself? Well, I now know that it’s always easier to recognize this in hindsight than during the moment.The first step is always being able to recognize and identify the source of why the project sucked for me. I literally set myself up for failure and each day was a reminder of not living up to these fantasy standards. Looking back, it makes sense why the 100-day project sucked for me. I set the bar so ridiculously high and always fell short because they were unachievable. I held myself to unrealistic expectations. Needless to say, I was not being nice to myself.
I recently realized I had this insecurity with overachievement and it was doing more harm than good. I gave myself these ridiculous rules on top of having a full-time job, by the way. Each artwork had to get at least 100 likes on social media or else it was validation that the art sucked. I was seeking perfection every single day. I was trying to create a “masterpiece” every single day. I felt like I had no integrity and couldn’t hold myself accountable. In fact, each day felt like a big burden and the pressure to complete an art piece on a daily basis made me cringe. I was burning out and losing motivation–fast. But the point is, art was produced every day.But I attempted to do the 100-day project again the following year and failed completely.
Whether or not I liked what I created is something else. I wanted to get myself into the practice of drawing more so I thought that committing myself to drawing for 100 consecutive days would be a great kick-in-the-butt. But it looked nice as something different in the mix.This all started with lessons I learned from completing the 100-day project a few years ago. In truth, I’m not entirely sure that one with the swirl actually exists. The cylinders and cubes are rather easy (ahem – they’re probably easier to draw than the word licorice is to spell!) and when you add those characteristic swirls and centers, the result is unmistakable. Check out these posts where I discuss some great options for watercolor paint or watercolor pencils if you’re on the fence about getting some new supplies.Įnglish licorice is super fun to draw. With markers, colored pencils, or even some delightfully unpredictable blotches of fancy watercolor paint. It’s quite fun in pen already but at the same time kind of asks to be colored in. This is an easy doodle of a striped and polka-dotted umbrella. What does it take to lift a regular-looking umbrella to the level of one that makes people smile? Well, stripes and polkadots, of course!
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